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especially for Milsons to ensure they could buy them when
required.
You see, tyre factories like many other large manufacturing
concerns do not make every size all the time. The tyre
moulding and building machines were regularly interchanged
to maintain a regular flow of the tyres in most demand.
As the century progressed into the 1970’s, Milson’s decided
to sell their business at the same time as their retirement.
Another local bus company bought the business and the
elderly coaches gradually disappeared. Truly the end of an era.

CHAPTER 13
PETER AND SAILING AT
CHAPEL ST LEONARDS.
Ruth and I had been joint leaders of the 1 Boston Sea
st
Scouts for a number of years and gradually began to hand the
reins to “new blood”; this gave us more time in the late 1960’s
to take on other recreational activities. One of these interests
was sailing; my particular passion for years had been boats of
all shapes and sizes and Ruth had been a member of the local
sailing club for several years. But we had no boat of our own!

BAMBOOZLE
Then the chance came to buy our own boat, a friend told a
friend that we were looking and suddenly there she was;
second hand but only five years old and little used. It was love
at first sight for us both. “She”, was a Merlin Rocket racing
dinghy, No 871. Fourteen feet of beautiful sleek timber; total

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